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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Agriculture Minister S. Damodaran giving a hearing aid to a differently
abled girl at a function organised at the Coimbatore Collectorate on
Friday. Collector Archana Patnaik (left) is also seen.

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State govt. had spent Rs.15 crore in Coimbatore district to benefit 12,792 persons

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The State government was committed to the welfare of the differently
abled, for it had spent Rs. 15 crore in Coimbatore district alone to
benefit 12,792 persons, said Agriculture Minister S. Damodaran at a
function organised on Friday at the Collectorate.

Mr. Damodaran said that with the help of service organisations the
Government also ran three early intervention centres in the district.
And, to run the centres it had granted Rs. 10.98 lakh. It had given Rs.
1.50 crore through the constituency development fund to purchase aids
and appliances for the differently abled.

He also listed out the various measures the State Government had taken
for the differently abled persons’ welfare. The district administration
had organised the function to give away modified two-wheelers to 188
orthopedically challenged persons. To purchase the vehicles, the
Government had allocated Rs. 37.70 lakh.

He also said that the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had increased the
differently abled’s monthly assistance from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500 a
month – an announcement she made in the 2014-15 budget speech.

A release from the district administration said that Collector Archana
Patnaik, Mayor S.M. Velusamy and Members of Legislative Assembly were
present.